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We've compiled a list of 32 free and paid alternatives to Gaia Sky. The primary competitors include Stellarium, Sky Map. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Gaia Sky and Celestia, Space Engine, WorldWide Telescope. Also you can look at other similar options here: Education and Reference Software.
We've compiled a list of 32 free and paid alternatives to Gaia Sky. The primary competitors include Stellarium, Sky Map. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Gaia Sky and Celestia, Space Engine, WorldWide Telescope. Also you can look at other similar options here: Education and Reference Software.
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Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the...
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Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the...
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SourceForge presents the Solar Model project. Solar Model is an open source application.
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A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets customizable by location (latitude and...
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WinStars uses the latest 3D technology to show the objects of our solar system in a realistic...
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3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1...
3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1...
Gaia Sky is a real-time, 3D, astronomy visualisation software that runs on Windows, Linux and OS X. It is developed in the framework of ESA's Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of our Galaxy in the Gaia group of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ZAH, Universität Heidelberg).
Main Features
- Free and open source - The application is free and open source published and distributed under the LGPL (Lesser General Public License) license and will stay this way.
- From Gaia to the cosmos - Move freely through the cosmos and descend to the surface of any Planet or do a close-up inspection of Gaia. All movement and transitions are seamless!
- Gaia - Observe Gaia in its orbit and discover its movement on the sky and its attitude.
- 3D ready - With 3 stereoscopic modes: VR headset, 3DTV, cross-eye.
- Use your own data! - Support for VOTable, FITS, CSV and all formats supported by the STIL library.
- Navigate the galaxy - Support for controllers and gamepads makes navigating the Galaxy a piece of cake.
- Record and play your paths - Ready to record and play camera paths off-the-shelf.
- Scriptable and moddable - Use Python to script and extend the capabilities of the Gaia Sky.
- Internationalised - Translated so far to English, German, Spanish and Catalan.
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